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Private schools
Exclusive NSW girls’ school embroiled in ugly dispute
The fate of Australia’s oldest and most respected “creative community” looks uncertain, with long-term staff set to lose their jobs.
- by Andrew Hornery
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Gina Rinehart
By resisting exposure, Gina Rinehart painted a portrait of the ‘Streisand effect’
Supporters of Australia’s richest woman wanted the National Gallery of Australia to remove portraits of her. Now both have received much more exposure than Gina Rinehart bargained for.
- by Jacqueline Maley
War artist Ben Quilty on painting children, ‘the victims of our collective adult insanity’
The acclaimed Australian artist found himself creating one work for every child killed in the Israel-Hamas conflict. It quickly became an impossible task.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
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Crime
‘Saddam Hussein’s Picasso’: Drug kingpin wanted to launder money but instead got a fake
The shadowy nature of the art market makes it ripe for exploitation by organised criminals, sparking calls for a shake-up of money-laundering and provenance rules.
- by Chris Vedelago and Marta Pascual Juanola
Portraits of horror and human kindness: Why Australia still sends artists to war
Despite a proliferation of cameras, our tradition of sending an official artist to capture conflict endures because, as one notes: “The point is not to do an accurate drawing of an aircraft carrier”.
- by Helen Pitt
Sydney Modern opens with a flourish
The stars came out on Wednesday night for the opening of Sydney’s thoroughly modern gallery.
- by Andrew Hornery
Southern Highlands gallery a place for kids to dream big, says Ben Quilty
The Southern Highlands was a cultural desert when Ben Quilty moved there to raise a family. Now the founder of the first regional gallery say it will be a place for kids to make art and learn about it so they will have a lifelong appreciation.
- by Julie Power
‘Generosity has been astounding’: Ben Quilty raises $4 million for Afghan people
A fundraising campaign led by artist Ben Quilty has raised $4 million thanks to pledges from Atlassian billionaires Scott Farquhar and Mike Cannon-Brookes.
- by Andrew Taylor and Linda Morris
Archibald Prize: Sydney’s answer to the Melbourne Cup turns 100
It’s the portrait prize that stops the nation. Behind the scenes and inside the controversies of an art award so popular that you can bet on it.
- by Helen Pitt
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City life
In Sydney's west we know all about getting a good haircut, and the Powerhouse backflip fits the bill
Inner Sydney deemed that western Sydney – the country’s fastest growing and most culturally diverse region - could not be trusted as primary custodians of a bold new Powerhouse.
- by Andy Marks
Portraits of the artists in isolation
Ten Australian artists, including Bill Henson, Ben Quilty and Wendy Sharpe, share what they have been working on during the coronavirus pandemic.
- by Nick Galvin, Kerrie O'Brien and Chloe Wolifson
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